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Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theories

Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theories

Corners of the internet are atwitter about a possible alien coverup after reports that a Blackhawk helicopter and federal agents swooped in and inexplicably evacuated a remote part of New Mexico, including a prominent solar observatory.

“There was a Blackhawk helicopter, a bunch of people around antennas and work crews on towers, but nobody would tell us anything,” Otero County Sheriff Benny House told the Alamogordo Daily News. “I don’t know why the FBI would get involved so quick and not tell us anything.”

Five days later, the observatory’s website confirms the entire facility is closed to both staff and the public until further notice.